Flower urn



Dec. 16, 1930. C. L, AGNELL 1,785,430

FLOWER URN v Filed Sept. 9, 1929 W f www @M1/Z.

` 25 the .specification prooeeds.

Patented Dec. 16, 1930 q f .ICAnLALEoNARDnenntnonenioeeo,iILniNois7 iiipplviatiron"lealseptmber s, 1929".` fseiriai nof 391,204.

. This inventionqrelates toreceptacle'sfor plants and more particularly to urns,` yboxes and the likefor flowers and decorative plantel' One of the object-softheinvention is to 5 proyidea flower 'or plant reeeptacle"`whioh will supply/water or moisture tothe plant within the receptacle 4gradually asineeded and ,maintainv a proper moisture bontent thereinn Another obj eet is to' providey 1jes- 1e ervoir means from Vwhich water may kpass gradually frointhereservoir intothe' reoep-v l tacle'inV Which the plantis growing. "A vfurther object is toprovide controllable means whereby the 'reservoir may befdrained",l and '15 drainage means for the -plant receptacle; Anotherob'jeet is tol providemeans for read"- i 'ily cleaning the plant receptacle; "or -urn.jf A' vfurther objectV isfto `provide drainage vlines which are carriedgwithin the foundation orV 20 pedestal of the urn and.` whichl Carry 4away' the drain water to appintwhere its discharge will not aieetor 'inj ure the Vfoundation '.u-pon which the` base Aof the'vurn e or pedestal rests. Other'vobjects and adyantages 'will appear asv The invention is fully described in the fol; lowing specification' and shownin the accompanying drawing, in whieh`- Figure l is a View in elevation of an urn """3'0 or plant receptacle embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional View7 the section being taken as indicated at line 2 of'Fig. 3;

Fig. 3 is atop plan View; and L Y Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional detail View of the drainage system employed. e

In the illustration given,`the urn `or plant receptacle comprises an outer Abowl or receptaole l which is provided with a" support or pedestal2; and an inner bowl or receptacle 3.

The outer b-owll and. pedestal 2 prefer-` ably are formed of awaterproof.,l cement or other material adapted to retain water'.v The inner bowl 3 is preferably formed vof a porous cement or othersuitable material which will permitV water to pass through .slo-wly'at desired rate. The inner bowl` 3 issupported upon a-short neck l preferably of concrete7`V near the bottoml of the' outer bowl l. This suppoi'tseparates the two bowls so'as to pro- 7" @efectiva materiel, freni '010e plefope'ning.; 1-

Vide there-between an annular `'reservoir spaceyfff* 'j Thev` annularf reservoir" 5.V is preferably broken byv concret-e or Cement iingers which' aieformedbetween the twobowls at spaced 55 intervals and which eXtenddo-wnwardly to 2L, p'int approaohingb'utllOt reaching',- the bottom 'of thebowl; 'The spacers or yfingers 6 thu'sfdivide the annularreservoir'fin its* upperfporti'on 4into a series o-f'vertical chan 60 nels?. The; base `or pedestal 2upon which thef bowls l and' 3 are supported isfprefer-L ablymade Wide;enoughte coverv the wall'8 or yothersupport :upon which thel pedestal restsrf The' pedestal Vl 'is preferablyjforinedwith a conduitv 9 extending therethrough Aand almost reaehingthefiiiner"bowled As shownjin the' illustration; the innerffe'ndofconduit 9V isin treadedfrelation Vwitha nipple'ylj() whichfi'nl 70 turnissecuredwithinthefinnerbowl 3 by l means ,of aj'nutrl which threadedly Aengages the'v upper end of the nipple'.k "A yistripr of reinforcing wire=f12 or other suitable'material is secured upon the nipple at the bottom of 75.."

the inner urn Fo'rbowlf The nut l1 is secured f upon nipple lOandpreferablyQa small amount '-offconcrete `is placed in the base of the inner*V pedestal 2' and is operable byfa leyoutsidey oftliefpedestal. The dischargesegment 15 ofyconduit 9 `preferably extends ashort dis'` ,tanceoutsidezof vthe Ybase so thati'th'e liquid 95 i drained from thefbowl or reservoir 5 may be cliseliargedlaway from `he ksupporting wall In 'orderto clean the r e'servoirgay air of Vplug openings preferably comprising an internally threaded pipe in threaded relation with a removable plug 19.

In the operation of the device, water is poured within the reservoiropenings 7 vto fill the reservoir space 5,

. throughthe'porous inner bowl 3 .into the soil withinfthe inner 'bowl and keeps the Vip lantY therein supplied Vwith the proper amount of water, excessV water being carried away through the drain line 9 and discharged ata point'away from the support uponk which the pedestal ofthe urn rests. YWhen it is desired 'Y to drain the reservoir'), valve 18,71nayg'be opened and the water drawnfaway "through v.discharge pipe 15. If it is'desiredto, clean v the reservoir 5 to remove obstruction formed idisintegrating and other damagingeffects of.

therein, one or both of vtheplugsl). may beremoved and water-passed throughthe reservoir 5 by means nof a garden hoseorother' means.V 7, i l." .v Y Y It will be observed thatythe urn as described is, in eiect, self-watering Vand provides fa means for draining the water at alpointvhere it will inot,l ydo damage to the support'` or wall uponiwhich theurn rests, Bythis means, the

' water triclrling from a flower receptaclenpon the wall or ysupport forlthe'urn, are avoided. Obviously, it is within the spirit of the in# vention to equip boxes, vases, bowls pots, and

other receptaclesfor plants of all kinds, with the means disclosed in this specification for attaining the results indicated. The angular positions of lines 17, 14,1 and 15 permit ready Y draining oftheliquid.

` Thestrainerl 1s preferably formedofcon Y crete and isrprovided with a pluralityVr of minute .channels or 1 openings, ,inclinedV upwardly; to permit water to `pass from the inner .bowl 3 into the'drainpassage while eX- cluding Vdirt and Vother obstructions. Also,V it vis* preferred to 'employ arwasher below strainer 13 and nutll. i Y

x It will be observedthat with the'construo-A e f I Y tion shown,fwhen theA base of 'the urn `is y smaller than the wall orsuppor't upon'whioh Vthe 'urn restsjthe discharge'pipe 15 of drain V-lin'e 9*.extendsfro1n .the .side of the base 2 and beyondtheedge of the wall or support, thusv v' Y discharging the drain waterat a point where The water trickles itendingioutside of saidbase andv laterally therefrom.

11n a device ofthe characterset forth, Y a pair of nestedbowls, 'oneof said bowls being supported within the "other by a pillar,

agbasezformed ,integrally'withsaid pillar,;and a drain` pipele'ading tluollghfsaid pillar'and ase and extending laterally .throug'fh Lsaid 4,1 In ade-vice 'of the character set forth, a bowl equipped with a solid ,base formedintegrall with the bowl, said'baselcomprising la ared bottom portion adapted to rest upon a'supportand a'nec'k portion support` ving Vand,merging into {thebottom wall of the bowl, and a' sloping drain pipej extending through' the bottom 4wall of said .bowl and the neck andj flared 'bottom of said`jba'se, the dischargel portionof said drain pipe extending laterally -fronrsaid base.` y

In a deviceY of the"characterset forth,

a bowl equipped with a solid base cast integrally with the bowl, saidibase Vconrpris'ing a .bottom portion and a neck portion, saidneclr portion merging, intothe bottom wall of the bowl, and a Vsloping drainwp'ipe extending "through thefbottom' wallof 'saidlbowl Vand the neck and vbottom of said base, the inlet of" said dr-'ain pipe being 'rimbedde'din the 'bottomwall of said bowl and the .discharge portion ofsaid drain'pipeentending'lateri itwillvnotcome in: Contact with thefwalllvor support. Y.

The foregoingdetaileddescription has been "g-ivenlforelearness of understanding only and Y vno unnecessary limitations shouldube under-V stood therefrom, but fthe appended claims should be construed as broadly as permissible, inwiew'ofthe prior art. j Iclai1n:.l

taclel being supported by-apillar 'within said i fouter recept'aclesofas to provide alreservoi'rV space abetv'veensaid receptacles, andfspacers Y 1. In adevice of the oharactersetforth, I' i Y Y nerjandV Vouter ;re'ceptacle s,lthe inner recep- 

